Pan Pacific Defense Corps
The Pan Pacific Defense Corps is an organisation that features in Pacific Rim
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History
Pan Pacific Defense Corps (P.P.D.C.) was a military organisation that consisted of all the nations around Earth in the protection of their world. It was created in the early 21st century following the emergence of the Kaiju from the Breach. During their emergence, the creatures led to wide-scale devastation in a number of cities including San Francisco, Manila, Cabo and Sydney. This forced the international community to come together on how to best respond to this threat with a conference held at Seoul, South Korea on September 15, 2014. During the meeting, Dr. Jasper Schoenfeld presented his idea in combating the Kaiju where he used the event as an opportunity to propose the creation of giant Mecha known as Jaegers. This promoted the various countries putting aside their differences with them unifying under the United Nations in working together in building these weapons. Thus, in late 2014, the Pan Pacific Defense Corps was founded where it served to field the Jaeger Program and fund the efforts of Dr. Schoenfeld along with Dr. Caitlin Lightcap in building the first six Jaegers that were to be manned by the military organisation.
Afterwards, the Defense Corps began to suffer from a sudden string of defeats at the hands of he Kaiju following the Anchorage attack in February 2020. This was because they were unable to anticipate the Kaiju's attacks as they were not aware of the evolving intelligence of the creatures. The spike in attacks resulted in the destruction of over 26 Jaegers. In response, the United Nations responded by beginning construction on a colossal coastal wall that would cut off the Pacific from the rest of the world with similar defenses being made in the Atlantic. The focus on this initiative resulted in the Jaeger Program being gradually phased out with 7 Shatterdomes being shutdown whilst the surviving Rangers being retired from active combat duty.
Overview
In appearance, the Pan Pacific Defense Corps was a military organisation that was formed in response to attacks from Kaiju.
There were a number of divisions in the Corps that included:
- K-Science : a branch consisting of individuals in charge of the detection and analysis of Kaiju.
- J-Tech : a branch consisting of individuals in charge of the maintenance of the Jaeger systems and robotics.
Leadership of the organization was held by an individual holding the rank of Marshal who headed all operations regarding Jaeger deployments and served as a liaison with the United Nations.
Jaeger pilots were referred to by their rank of Ranger.
They maintained the Kaiju Archives that contained a list of designations for Kaiju and the ones slain in battle.
It was known to liaise with corporate bodies such as Shao Industries that produced equipment and machines for them. The Corps had a stand-off relationship with the Kaiju Cultists who opposed the organisation for taking creatures they believed to be divine beings.
Vehicles used by the corps included:
- V-50 Jumphawk : a VTOL twin rotor aircraft used in Jaeger deployment.
The organisation maintained a number of facilities throughout the world. Chief among these were the Shatterdomes that served as factories for the construction, repair and maintenance of Jaegers with them also serving as sites for training of pilots along with conducting experiments.
Members
- Stacker Pentecost :
- Hercules Hansen :
- Newton Geiszler :
- Hermann Gottlieb :
- Caitlin Lightcap :
- Jasper Schoenfeld :
- Tendo Choi :
- Chuck Hansen :
- Yancy Becket :
- Raleigh Becket :
- Mako Mori :
- Aleksis Kaidonovsky :
- Sasha Kaidonovsky :
- Cheung Wei :
- Jin Wei :
- Hu Wei :
- Amara Namani :
Notes
- The Pan Pacific Defense Corps was created by Guillermo del Toro and Travis Beacham where they featured in the Pacific Rim setting.
Appearances
- Pacific Rim:
- Pacific Rim: Uprising:
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